voice; un: homeros

[leitstern]

Hmph! Titles here are worthless. Futile, trivial words scrawled on parchment. Merely thinking of them insults me.

[Granted, he needs little provocation to feel insulted.]

Why do you regard their distinction as an accolade worthy of merit?

It has been most instructive as to the nature of your kind that you salivate like mongrels and chase subordination and not independence.

[There is an embittered sigh.]

Do you not entertain any notion of loyalty to your native land? Your eager willingness to chase glory is abominable. Hm. It is useless. You should close your mouths and remember where you come from.

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[troubadamsel]

Please don't allow it to stress you too much. If you focus too much on the workings of fools, they're the ones who win.

[leitstern]

You should not worry. I hardly let fools get the best of me.

That would be an utter embarrassment.

[troubadamsel]

That is a relief to hear. We need all the cool, calm heads possible to deal with this place's constant madness.

[leitstern]

Indeed. It is a madness that changes month to month. I am honestly surprised the fools here are not up in arms about the constant upheavel. Not that I expect them to accomplish much even if they were.

[troubadamsel]

Some of them enjoy chaos, if I had to wager a guess. I don't think they'd know what to do with actual peace.

[leitstern]

Perhaps. Many have impressed upon me that they would struggle, too, in times of war.

[troubadamsel]

May they never hope to see it, at least here... but it is difficult to think positively in this madhouse.

[leitstern]

Indeed. It can be a struggle. How long have you been here, now?

[troubadamsel]

If my math is correct, roughly eight months, I believe.

[leitstern]

Two months more than I, then. One hell of an ordeal, if you ask me.

[troubadamsel]

And I doubt it will get much better.

[leitstern]

Not when people indulge in complaining without taking action.

[troubadamsel]

[ g-gulp. ]

Right you are. I just wish I could do more.

[leitstern]

That is the rationale of the weak and powerless. Better not to get involved until you have a solid approach, yes, but are all avenues are closed to you? I sincerely doubt so.

[troubadamsel]

[ hey hey hey, they were getting along! ruuuude! ]

It sounds as if you've found more than one yourself.

[leitstern]

Well, yes. Back home I lit the way for others. Might as well put those skills to my own service, I dare say.